5 occurrences

'Comforters' in the Bible

"I've heard many things like this. What miserable comforters you all are!

Verse Conceptsencouragement, examples ofSensitivityNo Comfort

Next I turned to consider all kinds of oppression that exists on earth. Look at the tears of the oppressed there is no one to comfort them. Power is on the side of their oppressors; so they have no comforters.

Verse ConceptsOppression, Examples OfComfortless LivesWeariness Of LifeOppressorsNo ComfortUnder The Sunoppressionoverworking

You are to weep in silence, but you are not to participate in mourning rituals. You are to keep your turban on your head and your sandals on your feet. You are not to cover your mouth or eat what your comforters bring to you."

Verse ConceptsCustomFeetBereavement, Expression OfHead coveringCovering The MouthSandalsTraditionsVeilsDressShoesClothing OneselfHeadgearFacial HairSilenceEating Forbidden Food

That's why you will soon be doing what I've just done. You are not to cover your mouth or eat what your comforters bring to you.

Verse ConceptsCovering The MouthFacial HairImitating OthersEating Forbidden Food

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